Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-15
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! lot of honey .......The entertainment
given by the brass band was Il pleasant
affair and a financial success 49,. 1t is
reported Mr.. George James is soon to
! come in possession of back pension ........
On Wednesday afternoon of last week Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Dean entertained very
| pleasantly the ladies of the Woman's
Foreign Missionary society. ...... Mr.. l.. b.
Fuller is connecting his residence with
his office near the depot by telephone. He
is also laying sidewalk from his dwelling
to the village About 100 tubs of butter
were shipped from here on Monday last.
Price IL cents per pound.
Highgate.
The Fourth was grandly celebrated here.
| The customary attractions had been wide
! ly advertised, and large crowd gathered
| to witness them. The day was ushered in
| by the firing of a cannon, ringing of bellsh
and music on all imaginable instruments.
AT 10 O'Clock in the morning there was
! procession of horribles, which was eX
cellent. In the afternoon there was a
| tug of war; between the north and
south sides of the river latter which came
the address of the day by Rev. f. Snow
of Franklin. Following this were foot,
three legged, sack and wheelbarrow races
catching the CREASED pig and climbing the
creased pole. In the evening there was
fine display of fire works. The following
were the officers of the day President,
| A. A. Spear marshal, w. p. Cussons
committee and judges on sports, n. p.
Leach, j. Hiwerth, w. p Welch, A. II.
Huxley, j. b. Sanderson, J. c. Place. -.
Miss H. ;. SWEET, principal of Champlain
| Hail. left Monday for Kansas City to visit
friends. Mrs. 7. b. Beach is still very
dangerously slck......N {. Wheeler If
the L. V. VI class of 81 has been in town
for day or two.
West Berkshire.
Last Saturday and Sunday the first
quarterly meeting for this circuit this
year was held at East Franklin by Presid
ing Elder Culver and it was precious
season to the church. On Sunday Is to 20
mt mbers We're received into the church
by the pastor, Rev. NJ. p. Bell. .... fhe
Fourth has passed with all the racket the
young fry could make Miss Kate
Brown of Durham, p g., has been visit
ing at the Methodist parsonage. Miss
Brown is under appointment to the In
dian mission work IN the far Northwest
of Canada to begin september | Miss
Anna G. Allen of North Ferrisburgh is
on visit Al the Methodist parsonage.
Miss Allen has been one of the teachers in
the famous institution for the dumb in
the city of Portland, Me, and has just
been elected for another year in the same
institution. She seems to enjoy her work
very much.
Middlebury.
Hon. William Slade, United States con
sui at Brussels, who spent couple of
weeks of his vacation in Middlebury, mis-
birthplace, sailed from New York Satur
day. .....It is expected that the next
class at Mlddlebury will be the largest
one since the war, 81 persons
having already sgntied their intention
to enter. Frank Hall, who has been
~, a ola l,.,.
been obliged to return to Lebanon, \. H.,
to look after his mother, who has been in
poor health since the accidental death of
lis father, some weeks ago.....N is
understood that there was an insurance of
$1,000 on the life Of James G. Noonan, who
died on July ?, of blood poisoning, the
result of a severe cut which. he accidental
ly inflicted upon his knee at the pulp mill
about three weeks before. .... The Mid
dlebury band, Joseph b. Cobb, leader,
gave its second open air concert, of the
season in the park on Thursday evening
1t was loudly applauded. George +. Mar
shall, whose hand was severely burned by
the explosion of Roman candle July 1,
is getting along well.
Montpelier.
Miss Sarah Scott Simmons is visiting
Alice Lowe. Prof. +. a. Bishop and family
are camping at lIighgate Springs, also Ar
thur Locklin and wife. .....The town has
purchased a Blake stone crusher. The
power is obtained from one of the motors
in the electric light station. Stone are
now being crushed for the foundation of
the public building. ...... Forty ght
joined Bethany church Sunday, - Rev. j.
H. Hincks is sick with a severe attack of
the erysipelas. :... W. +. Barney is quite
SICK; ;;,,...D DR., n. {. King is visiting his
aged parent .... Mrs. Joseph Fisher is
visiting friends in Cambridge ...A, NJ.
Dlckey of Bradford, 5. o. Hersey of Ore
gon, ". II, II. Bingham of Stowe, Y. :.
Miller OF st. Albans, and James Il. Phelps
OF Boston were recently in this place.
Fairfax.
The Fourth was celebrated here by our
young people. The boys gave a pleasant
serenade through the village and if we
had known what was coming we would
/ have had some lemonade for them. m......
Rev. Henry Crocker and wife We're sur
prised by short visit from their parish
toner's, Thursday evening, each one with
a gift ft....,.H. G. Wheeler has returned TO
Boston. .... The Boston concert company,
Friday had slim house. .....N. c.
| Wheeler graduated at Burlington last
week ... The soldiers social was per
feet success and a well deserved tribute to
our brave defenders. 49,. Mrs. James Rug
gles's aunt in an adjoining town fell down
cellar aud was instantly killed George
Minot is making extensive changes in his
house. and will open it to city friends.
DR.. +. j. Reynolds has changed his mind
about going to Westford and will remain
in Fairfax. -. Miss Mary Wheeler and
Miss Clara Cilley are home from johnson.
...... Miss Lucy Story has closed her
school on account of her sisters illness.
| ..... Miss Mary Farnsworth closed her
term of school on Friday ... Misses Ber-
tie and Gertie Beeman and Mary Sturgis
are attending the Teachers Institute at
/ Iay
spend the summer at Stowe. .... Miss
Bertha Perham who graduated at John
son is now teaching in Cambridge.
Mrs Isaac Head of Montgomery and her
| son Harley were in town last week the
guests of Mrs. ID A. Sheppardson ... Mr.
and Mrs. j. Is. Case have gone to Fairfield
! to visit relatives.
! Hyde Park.
The anniversary of the settlement of
the town of Hyde Park has come and
gone. AT an early hour teams and people
came pouring in from all the cOuntrv